M HKA gaat digitaal

Met M HKA Ensembles zetten we onze eerste échte stappen in het digitale landschap. Ons doel is met behulp van nieuwe media de kunstwerken nog beter te kaderen dan we tot nu toe hebben kunnen doen.

We geven momenteel prioriteit aan smartphones en tablets, m.a.w. de in-museum-ervaring. Maar we zijn evenzeer hard aan het werk aan een veelzijdige desktop-versie. Tot het zover is vind je hier deze tussenversie.

M HKA goes digital

Embracing the possibilities of new media, M HKA is making a particular effort to share its knowledge and give art the framework it deserves.

We are currently focusing on the experience in the museum with this application for smartphones and tablets. In the future this will also lead to a versatile desktop version, which is now still in its construction phase.

Directe Actie ‘Rubenshuis’, 1977

Performance

Photo: Pawel Czermak

Collection: M HKA archives.

To celebrate the 500th anniversary of Peter Paul Rubens’ birth in 1977, the City of Antwerp allocated a generous budget to public projects centred on the artist. However, there was a lack of initiatives for young artists, and Hautman, Janssen, Stoops, Tordoir and Verbesselt decided to voice their dissatisfaction through the Directe Actie ‘Rubenshuis’. Participants in the action first gathered at Today’s Place for a discussion, then set off one by one for the Rubens House to disrupt the normal museum experience. For example, they would stand next to a museum attendant for several minutes at a time or deliberately obstruct the view of visitors looking at paintings. Jan Janssen bought postcards from the reception and then ripped them up. The police intervened and several members were arrested, but they were soon released.

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> Exhibition: Today's Place . M HKA, Antwerp, 28 January 2025 - 11 May 2025.

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